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2205, 2024

The Effect of China Selling Vast Amounts of U.S. Debt on the U.S. Stock Market

By |May 22nd, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Undeniably, geopolitical tensions around the world are increasing - with the current trade war between China and the U.S. being a notable example. For instance, President Biden has recently imposed large tariffs on Chinese imports into America. Conversely, in the last seven months alone, China has sold $74 billion of U.S. Treasuries and agency debt, according to Bloomberg.  Both [...]

2105, 2024

Xpeng Gains 8% on Better-Than-Expected Q1 Results, But it May Not Be Time to Buy XPEV Yet

By |May 21st, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Xpeng Inc. (XPEV) got a solid lift Tuesday morning after the Chinese EV maker delivered first-quarter results well above expectations despite challenges in the industry itself. Sales came in at $907 million compared to just $573 million this time last year. Wall Street was expecting $859 million.  The company did report a loss of 10 cents per share, but [...]

2005, 2024

Nvidia is Rallying into Q1 Earnings – Should You Buy NVDA Before the Results are Released?

By |May 20th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Wall Street darling Nvidia (NVDA) is set to declare its earnings results for the first quarter tomorrow on Tuesday, May 22nd. The stock is up more than 2% so far today and nearly 5% in the past week as shareholders are anxiously anticipating an earnings beat. According to one analyst, the writing is already on the wall and the [...]

2005, 2024

Weekly Market Recap: Indices Rally Despite Rate Concerns

By |May 20th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Market in Review, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , |

Monday: Mixed Start Wall Street began last week with mixed results as investors exercised caution ahead of key inflation data. The Dow dropped by 0.2%, the S&P 500 dipped slightly by 0.02%, and the Nasdaq managed a 0.3% gain. Tuesday: Optimism on CPI Data Anticipation of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) release boosted the Major Indices. The Dow rose [...]

1805, 2024

The Safest Dividend Stocks in the Market for Retirement or Passive Income

By |May 18th, 2024|Categories: Stock Market|Tags: , , |

Choosing to invest in dividend-paying stocks in general is a relatively safe strategy. But maybe you want the most reliable, safest dividend stocks in the market for retirement or passive income. Look no further. We’ve compiled a list of the top 10 high-dividend, safe stocks: Verizon (VZ) Enterprise Products (EPD) Kinder Morgan (KMI) Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW) Nordson Corporation (NDSN) Enbridge [...]

1705, 2024

Walmart Inc. Gains 6% on Q1 Earnings Wins, Upbeat Outlook: 3 Other Reasons to BUY WMT

By |May 17th, 2024|Categories: Feature: Stock Market Investing, Featured: News, Stock Market News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Walmart Inc. (WMT) is up more than 6% through this past week after delivering an impressive Q1 earnings performance coupled with an upbeat outlook for the full year. America’s quintessential discount retailer grew revenue by 6% to $161.51 billion, surpassing the FactSet consensus of $159.57 billion.  The company saw a 21% uptick in e-commerce sales for the quarter which [...]

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